{"id":1590,"date":"2021-06-02T22:09:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T22:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-583903-1890774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T12:58:03","slug":"mom-and-daughter-grant-over-1-million-in-scholarship-to-people-with-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/06\/02\/mom-and-daughter-grant-over-1-million-in-scholarship-to-people-with-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom and Daughter Grant Over $1 Million in Scholarships to People with Down Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liz Plachta and her ten-year-old daughter Ruby Plachta have started a scholarship to help people with Down Syndrome go to college. Ruby has Down Syndrome, and when she was born, her mom wanted to do something to help others in the community see their full potential.<\/p>\n

When Ruby was just 6 months old, Plachta made a goal to create a $2,000 scholarship. She told CBS News<\/strong><\/a>, \u201cI wanted the world to see what I saw in her, which is that she was amazing and capable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plachta created a nonprofit called Ruby\u2019s Rainbow, and in the very first year the family gave out 11 scholarships. Over the course of the last decade, the family has granted $1.2 million in scholarships. \u201cIt\u2019s not only for us about the scholarships, but it\u2019s also about the awareness of showing people just how capable people with Down Syndrome are,\u201d said Plachta.<\/p>\n

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